завитушка

Russian

Etymology

From зави́ть (zavítʹ) + -у́шка (-úška). Appearance of -т- is unexpected but also found in other derivatives of the same verb.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zəvʲɪˈtuʂkə]

Noun

завиту́шка (zavitúška) f inan (genitive завиту́шки, nominative plural завиту́шки, genitive plural завиту́шек)

  1. ringlet, lock (of hair)
  2. flourish, twirl, whorl, curl
  3. (figuratively, colloquial) rhetorical flourish (artsy, complex figure of speech)

Declension

Synonyms

  • завива́ть impf (zavivátʹ), зави́ть pf (zavítʹ)
  • завива́ться impf (zavivátʹsja), зави́ться pf (zavítʹsja)
  • зави́вка (zavívka)
  • завито́й (zavitój)
  • завито́чек (zavitóček)
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